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Cooper Team Laces Up for Third Annual Sista Strut

June 26, 2019 Leave a Comment

Sista Strut 2019 from iHeartMedia Philadelphia on Vimeo.

On June 15, 2019, members of MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper’s Cancer Outreach and Screening Program team, Evelyn Robles-Rodriguez, Roxanne Berger, Genni Rodriguez, Dr. Vivian Bea, and Lorraine Greer, laced up for Sista Strut 2019, where Cooper served as one of the sponsors.

According to the American Cancer Society, “breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among black women…. Read more.

Cooper Primary Care in Haddon Heights Closed Due to Flooding

June 20, 2019 Leave a Comment

Due to recent severe flooding in our area, the Haddon Heights Primary Care office located at 504 White Horse Pike is closed for repair. Scheduled appointments are being redirected to other Cooper locations in the area. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Patients will be receiving calls regarding their appointments in the coming days. For more information regarding your appointment, or for questions regarding this closure, please call 856.546.7990. Read more.

Cooper Receives Award from NJ Sharing Network

June 18, 2019 Leave a Comment

Once again Cooper University Health Care has achieved Platinum Level – which is the highest level awarded by the NJ Sharing Network, our partner in organ donation. NJ Sharing Network is the non-profit organization responsible for the recovery and placement of donated organs and tissue for those in need of a life-saving transplant. Nearly 4,000 New Jersey residents are currently awaiting transplantation. Read more.

Cooper Researchers: Climate change may have brought flesh-eating infection to previously unaffected waters

June 18, 2019 Leave a Comment

In a case report published June 17, 2019, in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers at Cooper University Health Care caution that rising water temperatures in the Delaware Bay may be to blame for an increased number of local cases of Vibrio vulnificus (V. vulnificus), a flesh-eating infection that can occur after handling or consumption of seafood.

In the article, the team of infectious disease specialists at Cooper, including Katherine Doktor, MD, and Henry Fraimow, MD, and clinical pharmacists Madeline King, PharmD, and Lucia Rose, PharmD, describe five cases of V. Read more.

Behind the Stethoscope: Meredith Crisp Duffy, MD, FACOG

June 17, 2019 Leave a Comment

Behind the Stethoscope is a series from the team at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, introducing you to the men and women at your side in your fight against cancer.

Meredith Crisp Duffy, MD, FACOG
Gynecologic Oncologist
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper

What was your first job?

I was a “chip girl.” I actually bused tables and took chips to guests at a Tex Mex restaurant in my home town. Read more.

Camden’s Revitalization In the News

June 17, 2019 Leave a Comment

Cooper University Health Care is proud to be part of the transformation of our Camden community, our home for more than 130 years. Employment in the city of Camden has increased 24.7% in the past few years – with 55.4% of those jobs in the health care and education sectors – and our neighborhoods are safer, too, with the crime rate at a 50 year low. Read more.

Cooper Honors Employee John Bishop for Heroic Actions

June 14, 2019 4 Comments

Seniors leaders and staff of Cooper University Health Care gathered to celebrate Cooper employee John Bishop who heroically saved a woman who was being brutally attacked alongside a busy South Jersey highway June 6, 2019.

Putting his own safety aside and thanks to his quick actions, he was able to rescue the victim and subdue the perpetrator until police could arrive. Read more.

Dear Dads: A Message From Baby Bear!

June 14, 2019 Leave a Comment

Dear Dads,

Happy Father’s Day! Thank you for helping your baby sleep safely. When it comes to safe sleep, you have the power to make a difference. Think of Baby Bear to help you remember:

B is for Back: Babies should be placed to sleep on their back.

E is for Empty: Cribs should be empty! No pillows, bumpers, blankets, or stuffed animals in it. Read more.

Cooper Employee John Bishop Hailed as Hero

June 11, 2019 2 Comments

Cooper employee John Bishop (Facilities Management, Voorhees campus) is being hailed as a true hero for saving a woman who brutally attacked alongside a busy South Jersey highway last week. Putting his own safety aside and thanks to his quick actions, he was able to rescue the victim and subdue the perpetrator until police could arrive. Police credit him with saving the woman’s life. Read more.